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STOVE SHELF. I

Patented Dec.v 13, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. PRICE, OF SGRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

STOVE-SH ELF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,627, dated December 13, 1887.

Application filed July 15, 1887. Serial No. 24L4ll. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Peron, of Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stove-Shelves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

My present invention relates to improvements in shelves applied to standards at the back of cooking-stoves, which latter usually have a single stationary shelf or a hot closet supported upon them; and it has for its object to provide an improved standard carrying a shelf or series of shelves placed in more convenient position than heretofore, and which can be folded so as to be out of the way when desired; and to this end it consists in certain novelties of construction and combinations of parts, all of which I will now proceed to describe, andpoint out particularlyin the claims at the end of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of aportion of the top of a cooking-stove, showing the application of myinvention thereto; Fig. 2, a similar view showing the end sections of the standard cross-piece folded back out of the way; Fig. 3, a detail view showing the manner of holding the sections in position when swung out; Fig. 4, a detail View showing themanner of securing the shelves to the stand ard or the extensions thereof.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

A represents the body of an ordinary cooking-stove, provided with the usual pot-holes on top and at the back with the standard B, having the broad base portion (3, serving to form a stable support and also as a duct for the smoke and products of combustion, and connecting with an ordinary smoke-pipe at the back, as will be readily understood.

The standard B extends upward to the required height and is of any configuration desired, usually ornamented, and at its upper end is provided on either side with extensions D D, forming,with the standard, a preferably diagonal cross-piece, as shown, and near the center of this piece is placed a shelf, E, preferably connected with the standard by a separable connection, as shown in Fig. 4that is to say, the standard is provided with two pen forations, a a,wider at the top than at the botg tom, and the rear side of the shelf is provided with two curved lugs, b b, having the broad ends adapted to fit the larger portion of the. perforations a and with the narrow rear portions, 0, adapted to fit the smaller portions of the same, the operation being that .when the broad heads are inserted in the perforations and the necks slid down into the narrow portions the shelf will be supported by the lugs. As a further support, however, a bracket, d, is secured to the under side of the shelf adapted to bear against the face of the standard, as shown. 7

Upon each end of the cross-piece of the standard is hinged an extension-wing, E E, provided with a shelf located thereon, which may be stationary or removably secured thereto, after the manner of the shelf on the central standard, as desired; and it will be noted that, the crosspiece of the standard being diagonal, the shelves mounted on the two end pieces and the central shelf are all in different planes, thus providing accommodation for a number of dishes or articles at different heights. The end sections, E E, are, as stated, hinged to the cros'spiece,with the hinge on the rear side, so as to permit them to be swung back behind the cross-piece out of the way when desired, and

whenswung forward their edges will co-oper-' ate with those of the cross-piece and prevent moving too far forward. In order to provide for locking the sections when swung forward and preventing their displacement, I provide the lower lugs of the hinges of each section with a slight depression in the top, as shown in Fig. 3, and provide the lower side of the upper section of the same hinge with a slight projection adapted to engage the depression when the section is swung forward and hold it securely in position. When, now, it is desired to swing it back behind the crosspie.ce, it is only necessary to raise the outer end, so as to disengage the notch and projection, and then it may be accomplished.

The mannerof connecting the central shelf with the standard will permit of the swinging of the shelf flat against the same, in which position it may be.secured,when desired, by any suitable lock or catch.

Of course it will be understood that the shelves on the end extensions of the crosspiece may be arranged inany suitable manner relative to each other and the central shelf that is, the two side shelves may be placed above the latter, or the center and an end shelf be in the same plane and the other above or below; but I prefer the arrangement shown, as it effects the most economy of room' and is convenient.

Various other modifications can be devised without departing from the spirit of my in vention. I therefore do not desire to be understood as confining myself to the precise de vices shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. The combination, with the standard, of one or more plates hinged to the side or sides thereof, forming continuations of the same when swung into place, adapted to be folded behind the standard, and shelves mounted on said plates, substantially as described.

2. The combinatiomwith the standard having the shelf mounted thereon, of one or more plates hinged to the sides of said standard,

forming continuations of the same when swung into place, having shelves thereon and adapted thereon, said shelves being in different planes,

substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the standard, of the plates hinged at the sides thereof and arranged to fold behind the standard, and the folding shelves mounted on the plates, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the standard, of the plates hinged at the sides, forming continuations of the same when swung .out, and adapted to be folded behind the standard, and a lock for holding said plates in position when swung out, substantially as described.

6. -The combination,with the standard having the folding shelf thereon, of a plate or plates hinged to the side or sides of the standard, arranged to be folded against the same when desired, substantially as described.

JOHN A. PRICE.

Witnesses:

A. G. FULLER, A. R. ROBERTS. 

